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Thanks, kpmac.
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Thanks, David. I used to be terrified of snakes but I decided to get to know them better. Got rid of that irrational fear within a couple of years. Anyone can do it.
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Thanks, nimbushopper.
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Thanks, Jimmy!
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Thanks, Tony!
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It's been ages since I last posted here! Happy New Year, and to a better 2021!

Female Siamese Peninsular Pit Viper (Trimeresurus sabahi fucatus) from the highlands of Pahang.
Trimeresurus sabahi fucatus_MG_7541 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Female Wagler's Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) from the lowland of Selangor, Malaysia.
Tropidolaemus wagleri_MG_7231 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Adult male Great Anglehead Lizard (Gonocephalus grandis) from the lowland forest of Selangor.
Gonocephalus grandis_MG_7065 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Big adult female Bornean Keeled Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus subannulatus) from Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Tropidolaemus subannulatus_MG_7010 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

A rather rare fossorial snake, Leonard's Pipe Snake (Anomochilus leonardi) from the lowland of Malaysia.
Anomochilus leonardi_MG_7053 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

A juvenile Hagen's Pit Viper (Trimeresurus hageni) with a bonus mosquito. Lowland forest of Selangor.
Trimeresurus hageni_MG_7664 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Wallace's Flying Frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) from the lowland forest of Selangor.
Rhacophorus nigropalmatus_MG_7404 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

My Best of 2020, only 21 images though - http://orionmystery.blogspot.com/2020/12/best-of-2020.html

Up close with a male Bornean Keeled Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus subannulatus) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Borneo.
Tropidolaemus subannulatus_MG_6759 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Profile shot of a Beautiful Pit Viper (Trimeresurus venustus) from the northern part of Malaysia.
Trimeresurus venustus_MG_6985 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Big, beautiful, adult female Bornean Keeled Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus subannulatus) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Borneo.
Tropidolaemus subannulatus_MG_7010 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Wallace's Flying Frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Borneo.
Rhacophorus nigropalmatus_MG_6319 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Red-headed Krait (Bungarus flaviceps baluensis) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Borneo.
Bungarus flaviceps IMG_20200107_100234 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

A big female Sumatran Pit Viper (Trimeresurus sumatranus) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Borneo.
Trimeresurus sumatranus_MG_6563 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Western Tarsier or Horsfield’s Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus). Sepilok, Sandakan, Borneo.
Cephalopachus bancanus_MG_6913 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Happy New Year everyone.

The cutest little cat snake ever! Doesn't look like any other Pale-spotted Cat Snake (Boiga drapiezii) I have ever seen. Mentawai Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Boiga drapiezii_MG_4973 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Big female Sumatra Pit Viper (Trimeresurus sumatranus). Lowland forest of Sabah, Borneo.
Trimeresurus sumatranus_MG_6563 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Common name: Malayan ground pit viper, Malayan pit viper, Malayan ground snake, Malayan moccasin (Calloselasma rhodostoma). Krabi, Thailand.
Calloselasma rhodostoma_MG_4708 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Green Pit Viper (Trimeresurus sp. nov.) from the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Trimeresurus sp. nov._MG_4869 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Female dobsonfly, Nevromus gloriosoi(?), Liu, Hayashi & Yang, 2012 (Corydalidae: Corydalinae laying eggs on a leaf. Highland of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Nevromus gloriosoi_MG_6136 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Newly emerged cicada from the highland of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. 1000m asl. Tosena depicta - ID credit: David.
Tosena depicta_MG_5985 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Longhorn Beetle, Rhaphipodus sp., probably Rhaphipodus bonni, māle, from the lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Rhaphipodus bonni_MG_5671 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Backlit shot of a Violin Beetle (Mormolyce phyllodes phyllodes) from the lowland forest of Kedah, Malaysia. Taken with a TG5 so not the best quality.
Mormolyce phyllodes phyllodes PB090295 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

The rest of the "Best of 2019" here:
http://orionmystery.blogspot.com/2019/12/favorite-images-of-2019.html"" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">

Yes, I still photograph insects!!! LOL

Malayan Horned Frog (Megophrys nasuta) from Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Megophrys nasuta_MG_5793 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Pied warty frog / Hill Garden Bug-eyed frog / Bird Poop Frog (Theloderma asperum) from the highland of Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia.
Theloderma asperum_MG_3939 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Beautiful Pale-spotted Cat Snake (Boiga drapiezii) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Boiga drapiezii_MG_3505 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Lanternfly (Pyrops intricatus) from the lowland forest of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.
Pyrops intricatus_MG_9689 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Beautiful lanternfly (Pyrops whiteheadi) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Pyrops whiteheadi_MG_3575 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Lanternfly (Pyrops sultanus) from the lowland forest of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.
Pyrops sultanus_MG_7515 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Lanternfly (Pyrops oculatus) from the lowland forest of Peninsular Malaysia.
Pyrops oculatus_MG_4677 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

One of the three Violin Beetles (Mormolyce phyllodes
borneensis) we found while herping at night. Lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Mormolyce phyllodes borneensis_MG_3573 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Thanks, Brenda.
Thank you, robertjerl.

Scorpion-tailed Spider (Arachnura sp.) with a winged termite prey. Lowland forest of Kedah, West Malaysia.
Arachnura sp._MG_5036 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Beautiful lanternfly / lantern bug / lanternbug, Pyrops pyrorhynchus from the lowland forest of Peninsular Malaysia.
Pyrops pyrorhynchus_MG_5047 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Siberut Island Frog (Pulchrana siberu) is one of the two frogs I photographed in Mentawai Islands. The other one is Phrynella pulchra. Mentawai Islands, Sumatra. April 2019.
Pulchrana siberu_MG_5021 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Beautiful Pitviper (Trimeresurus venustus) from Southern Thailand.
Trimeresurus venustus_MG_4669 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Dark-headed Cat Snake / Black-headed Cat Snake (Boiga nigriceps) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Boiga nigriceps_MG_4289 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Female Sabah Pit Viper (Trimeresurus sabahi) from the highlands of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Trimeresurus sabahi_MG_4380 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Juvenile Dog-toothed Cat Snake (Boiga cynodon) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Boiga cynodon_MG_4059 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Red-headed Krait (Bungarus flaviceps) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Too shy to show its head.
Bungarus flaviceps baluensis_MG_4137 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Thank you, sippyjug104.



Thanks, raymondh.



Thank you, amyinsparta.

Thank you, Rich.



Thank you, Curmudgeon.



Thank you, sippyjug104.



Thank you, Raymondh! I am back!



Thanks, Douglass.

Thanks, Douglass.

Thanks, Retired CPO.



Thanks, quixdraw.



Thanks, Rick.



Thanks, kpmac.



Thanks, Mike.



Thanks, Mark.

Tropical Swallowtail Moth (Lyssa zampa) from the lowland forest of Kedah, West Malaysia.
Lyssa zampa_MG_5053 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

The cutest little cat snake ever! Doesn't look like any other Pale-spotted Cat Snake (Boiga drapiezii) I have ever seen. Mentawai Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Boiga drapiezii_MG_4973 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Boiga drapiezii_MG_5001 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Blue Coral Snake (Calliophis bivirgatus) from the lowland forest of Kedah, West Malaysia. More pics in comment section.
Calliophis bivirgatus_MG_5133 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Malayan Horned Frog / Malayan Leaf Frog (Megophrys nasuta) from the lowland forest of Kedah, West Malaysia.
Megophrys nasuta_MG_5081 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Common name: Malayan ground pit viper, Malayan pit viper, Malayan ground snake, Malayan moccasin (Calloselasma rhodostoma). Krabi, Thailand.
Calloselasma rhodostoma_MG_4708 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Green Pit Viper (Trimeresurus sp. nov.) from the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Trimeresurus sp. nov._MG_4869 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Cute little Blunt-head Snail-eating Snake (Aplopeltura boa) from the Mentawai Islands, Sumatra.
Aplopeltura boa_MG_4941 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Thank you, kpmac.



Thanks, Retired CPO.




Thank you, Mark.




Thank you, Mike.

Thank you, quixdraw.

Thanks, dpullum. There are arboreal snakes, terrestrial snakes, semi fossorial/fossorial snakes, aquatic/semi aquatic snakes.